1 Minute Duct Tape Fire Starter

In this Instructable, you will learn how to create a fire starter like pictured above.

This should be practically free for all of your materials and should take less than a minute if you try.

If built right it should stay lit for seven minutes!!!!

Step 1 Gather Materials

Materials-

-Duct Tape (The Best Stuff on Earth)

-Dryer Lint (Can be collected from a dryer, not a lot needed maybe 1/4 cup)

 -Char Cloth (5 or 6 1" by 1" square pieces of char cloth) Don't know how to make char cloth? Watch this Youtube video or view this Instructable.
OR
-Regular Cotton (Note that this can't ignite by just a spark)

The duct tape will make a large enough flame, the lint will keep the fire going, and the char cloth makes the flame last long.

Comments

[hackmattr]

You could also use steel wool and a 9V battery as a fire starter.

[outofyurworld]

However, that will stay lit for what? 15 seconds, not even close to this staying lit for 7 minutes. Also, some people may only have duct tape, lint, and cloth from a t-shirt or something. I would say that most people don't happen to pack a 9 volt and a battery.

This was a fire starter created out of common items that you may have packed. I usually always have dryer lint and duct tape in my pack.